[Xymon] TEST2RRD variable too long in xymonserver.cfg file

[Galen Johnson]

Another option would be to use string concatenation; such as:

TEST2RRD="cpu=la,disk,inode,qtree"
TEST2RRD+=",memory,$PINGCOLUMN=tcp,http=tcp,dns=tcp,dig=tcp"
TEST2RRD+=",time=ntpstat,vmstat,iostat,netstat,temperature,apache"

Or, I do this, if you are using the Terabithia rpm (you can do this without
it but would require some extra manual setup*), add content under
$XYMONSERVER/xymonserver.cfg.d/testname that has something like the
following example for a test named "threads":


#> cat xymonserver.cfg.d/threads
GRAPHS_threads="threads"

TEST2RRD+=",threads=ncv"

SPLITNCV_threads="*:NONE,total:GAUGE,consumed:GAUGE"

this keeps everything in nice, test specific configs.

=G=

* - add the following line to your xymonserver.cfg file:
directory /etc/xymon/xymonserver.cfg.d


On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:49 AM, John Thurston <john.thurston at alaska.gov>
wrote:

> On 4/17/2018 7:20 AM, Jimmy Aulestia wrote:
>
>>
>> Can I split the TEST2RRD in two o more lines?
>>
>>
> It is one variable, so I think it must appear on one logical line.
> However, I don't see any reason you can't use line-continuation to improve
> the legibility. Doing so will let your content span several short visual
> lines in your text file.
>
> From the man file for hosts.cfg (the first place I looked for
> continuation):
> "Long lines can be broken up by putting a backslash at the end of the line
> and continuing the entry on the next line."
>
> I expect white space in the line to be stripped by the parser, so I'd
> expect to be able to insert "\" and " " characters liberally. You should be
> able to make your lines appear however you like.
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